KR20100137868A

KR20100137868A - Method and system for managing an electronic pedigree of goods

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Publication number: KR20100137868A
Application number: KR1020090056113A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 유태연
Original assignee: (주)코리아컴퓨터
Priority date: 2009-06-23
Filing date: 2009-06-23
Publication date: 2010-12-31

Abstract

The present invention reads product information from RFID tags attached to goods sold from companies to companies or consumers in the distribution and logistics industries, such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, food, clothing, etc. to generate and store electronic lineage for the goods. Manage or read the Electronic Product Code (EPC) code from the RFID tag of the product to provide an electronic lineage that includes the distribution history of the production, sale, purchase, etc. of the product corresponding to the EPC. And electronic distribution genealogy management systems and methods for commodities.

The electronic distribution lineage management system according to the present invention reads information on a product from an RFID tag containing information on a product by an RFID method, and generates an electronic distribution lineage including disposal processing information based on the information on the product. Or generating, storing, and managing an electronic distribution lineage including AS processing information.

Here, the disposal information includes the number of wastes, the date of disposal, code for each type of disposal, processing contents, quantity and product serial number, and the AS information includes AS number, AS processing date, receipt type code, processing contents, quantity , Product serial number.

Description

Method and system for managing an electronic pedigree of goods

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for managing electronic distribution genealogy of goods, and more particularly to RFID attached to products sold from a corporation to a corporation or a consumer in the distribution and logistics industries such as pharmaceuticals, electronic products, food, and clothing. Produces and sells products corresponding to EPCs by reading product information from tags, generating and storing electronic lineages for products, and reading electronic product codes (EPC) codes from RFID tags of goods. The present invention relates to an electronic distribution lineage management system and method for providing an electronic genealogy including a distribution history such as purchase and purchase.

In 2004, the US FDA issued a report called FDA COMBATING COUNTERFEITING DRUGS, which raised threats from an increasing number of counterfeit drugs and an increase in the number of detections and required the introduction of new technologies to prevent them. As an alternative technology, RFID was selected and standard work was carried out in EPC global.

More than 10% of the global market is counterfeit drugs, and the FDA is increasing the number of counterfeit drugs in 2000 to 58 in 2004, and in an increasingly complex way, counterfeit drugs are becoming legitimate drugs. Counterfeit drugs enter the distribution chain through unsafe and unknown illegal operators. FDA and EPC Global have proposed a method for preventing the distribution of counterfeit drugs using RFID technology in the 2007 e-Pedigree standard.

As of 2008, many states in the United States have enacted and enforced laws on the use of electronic lineage. Also SupplyScape. Five products from four companies, including IBM, have been certified by EPC Global for the standard and are working on it. The electronic lineage market, which is a distribution prevention technology of counterfeit drugs, is growing so that most sales of RFID information service providing systems are generated in the electronic lineage related market.

Electronic genealogy includes an electronic history of the drug and is an electronic record of changes in ownership from the manufacturer's sale of prescription drugs to the acquisition and sale of wholesalers to the final sale at the pharmacy. Can be defined An electronic history includes a chain of management information for each drug for a drug, as well as a chain of certification for its digital signature and signature.

When the electronic lineage is delivered and received from one company to another, each company contains information on the goods and adds an electronic signature. If you look at the electronic lineage of a drug, you can see the general information of the product as well as the distribution channel. By verifying each digital signature in the document, it is possible to verify the integrity of the contents of the document, thereby preventing the counterfeit drug from being distributed in the distribution process of the drug, and providing only a reliable drug to the consumer.

Electronic genealogy is a security document that contains a lot of electronic signatures, and provides integrity for the contents of the document. The current electronic system of EPC global defines the XML schema, the method of creating and adding electronic system, and the electronic signature method to contain drug information and digital signature, but it can be applied to various fields with only some modification of XML schema. .

In addition, there are many counterfeit products in the distribution and logistics industries, such as electronics, food, and clothing, and the reality is that they pay a lot of money to manage them. Therefore, there is a demand for a technology capable of preventing the distribution of counterfeit products by providing a reliable information on a product, a distribution process, and the like using an electronic lineage technology.

An object of the present invention for meeting the above requirements is to read product information from an RFID tag attached to a product sold from a company to a company or a consumer in the distribution and logistics industries such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, food, and clothing. To generate, store and manage electronic lineages for goods, or to read EPC codes from RFID tags of goods, to provide electronic lineages including distribution history of production, sales and purchase of products corresponding to EPC. To provide an electronic distribution lineage management system and method of goods, an electronic lineage server and its electronic distribution lineage management method.

Electronic distribution lineage management system according to the present invention for achieving the above object, RFID tag containing information about the product; An RFID reader for reading information on goods from the RFID tag by an RFID method; A product distribution terminal configured to receive information about the product from the RFID reader and generate an electronic distribution lineage containing disposal information; And an electronic genealogy server configured to receive the electronic distribution genealogy including the disposal information from the product distribution terminal and store and manage the electronic distribution genealogy in a database.

Here, the waste processing information includes the number of wastes for the product, the date of waste processing, a code for each type of waste, processing contents, quantity, and product serial number.

In addition, the electronic distribution line management system according to the present invention for achieving the above object, an RFID tag containing information about the product; An RFID reader for reading information on goods from the RFID tag by an RFID method; A product distribution terminal configured to receive information on the product from the RFID reader and generate an electronic distribution lineage including AS processing information; And an electronic genealogy server configured to receive the electronic distribution genealogy including the disposal information from the product distribution terminal and store and manage the electronic distribution genealogy in a database.

Here, the AS information includes the number of AS, AS processing date, acceptance type code, processing contents, quantity, and product serial number.

In addition, the product distribution terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the product distribution terminal that receives information about the product from the RFID reader for reading the information about the product from the RFID tag attached to the product in an RFID method A communication unit for communicating with the electronic lineage server; An electronic genealogy generator for generating an electronic distribution genealogy of the product through an electronic genealogy program based on the information about the product; An electronic lineage storage unit for storing an electronic distribution lineage for the generated goods; A reader connection unit for connecting with the RFID reader; And a control unit for controlling to transmit the electronic distribution lineage based on the information on the product based on the electronic lineage program through the electronic lineage generation unit and to transmit the information on the product from the RFID reader to the electronic lineage server. Include.

Here, the electronic lineage generation unit generates an electronic distribution lineage containing waste processing information or an electronic distribution lineage containing AS processing information based on the information on the product.

In addition, the electronic genealogy server according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a communication unit for communicating with a product distribution terminal; An electronic lineage providing unit for generating and providing an electronic distribution lineage of the product based on the information on the product when receiving information about the product from the product distribution terminal; And generating, storing, or providing an electronic distribution lineage of the product based on information on the product provided from the product distribution terminal, and requesting the electronic distribution lineage from the product distribution terminal. And a control unit for controlling providing the lineage.

Here, the electronic lineage providing unit provides an electronic distribution lineage containing the disposal information of the goods, or provides an electronic distribution lineage including the AS processing information of the goods.

On the other hand, the electronic distribution lineage management method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the electronic distribution lineage management of a system including a product with an RFID tag, RFID reader, product distribution terminal, electronic lineage server and electronic lineage database A method comprising: (a) the RFID reading product information from the RFID tag and delivering it to the product distribution terminal; (b) generating, by the product distribution terminal, an electronic distribution lineage based on the product information; (c) transmitting, by the product distribution terminal, the generated electronic distribution lineage to the electronic lineage server; And (d) the electronic genealogy server receiving the electronic distribution genealogy and storing it in the electronic genealogy database.

Here, the step (b) generates an electronic distribution lineage containing the disposal information of the goods, or generates an electronic distribution lineage containing the AS processing information of the goods.

In addition, the electronic distribution lineage management method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the electronic distribution lineage management of a system including a product with an RFID tag, RFID reader, product distribution terminal, electronic lineage server and electronic lineage database A method comprising: (a) the RFID reading product information from the RFID tag and delivering it to the product distribution terminal; (b) transmitting, by the product distribution terminal, the product information to the electronic lineage server; (c) generating, by the electronic lineage server, an electronic distribution lineage based on the product information; And (d) the electronic genealogy server storing the electronic distribution genealogy in the electronic genealogy database.

Here, the step (c) generates an electronic distribution lineage containing the disposal information of the goods, or generates an electronic distribution lineage containing the AS processing information of the goods.

On the other hand, the electronic distribution lineage management method of the electronic genealogy server according to the present invention for achieving the above object, delivers the information about the product from the RFID reader for reading the information on the product from the RFID tag attached to the product by the RFID method An electronic distribution line management method of an electronic lineage server communicating with a receiving product distribution terminal, comprising: (a) receiving information about the product from the product distribution terminal; (b) generating an electronic distribution lineage containing disposal information of the goods based on the information on the goods; And (c) storing the electronic distribution lineage containing the disposal information of the goods.

Here, the waste disposal information of the product includes the number of wastes for the product, the date of waste processing, a code for each type of waste, processing contents, quantity, and product serial number.

In addition, the electronic distribution lineage management method of the electronic genealogy server according to the present invention for achieving the above object, transfers the information about the product from the RFID reader for reading the information about the product from the RFID tag attached to the product by the RFID method An electronic distribution line management method of an electronic lineage server communicating with a receiving product distribution terminal, comprising: (a) receiving information about the product from the product distribution terminal; (b) generating an electronic distribution lineage including AS processing information of the product based on the information about the product; And (c) storing the electronic distribution lineage including the AS processing information of the product.

Here, the AS processing information of the product includes the number of AS, AS processing date, acceptance type code, processing contents, quantity, and product serial number.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a consumer with reliable information about product information, distribution process, and the like using the electronic genealogy technology.

Then, the electronic distribution genealogy containing the disposal information and the AS processing information on the goods can be provided to the user of the goods.

Details of the object and technical configuration of the present invention and the resulting effects thereof will be more clearly understood by the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of an electronic unit lineage management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic distribution line management system 100 according to the present invention includes a product 110, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 112, an RFID reader 120, and a product distribution terminal 130. ), The communication network 140, the electronic genealogy server 150, and the electronic genealogy database 152.

The product is a product such as a medicine, an electronic product, food, clothing, etc., and is attached with an RFID tag 112 containing information on the product. In this case, the RFID tag 112 includes an EPC code for a product.

The RFID reader 120 wirelessly reads RFID information including an EPC code and information about the product from the RFID tag 112 attached to the product 110 and transmits the RFID information to the product distribution terminal 130.

The commodity distribution terminal 130 is a computer type terminal installed in a store that sells the merchandise 110 to a consumer or a corporate entity. For example, the merchandise distribution terminal 130 is one of computer terminals used to manage the receipt or delivery of the merchandise 110. .

In addition, the product distribution terminal 130 transmits the RFID information received from the RFID reader 120 to the electronic lineage server 150 through the communication network 140, the product corresponding to the RFID information from the electronic lineage server 150 ( It receives the electronic distribution line for 110 and provides it on the screen.

In addition, the product distribution terminal 130 may be configured separately from the RFID reader 120, but may be connected to the RFID reader 120 by wire and may be configured integrally with the RFID reader 120.

The communication network 140 may use a wired communication network such as the Internet, and may also use a cable network or a general switched telephone network (PSTN).

When the electronic lineage server 150 receives the EPC code for the product 110 from the product distribution terminal 130, the electronic lineage server 150 reads the electronic distribution lineage corresponding to the EPC code from the electronic lineage database 152 to process AS (After Service). The electronic distribution genealogy including information or waste disposal information is provided on the screen to the product distribution terminal 130.

The electronic genealogy database 152 stores information about the electronic distribution lineage of the product 110, and in particular, stores the AS processing information and the disposal processing information for the product 110. At this time, the AS processing information includes the number of AS, AS processing date, reception type code, processing contents, quantity, product serial number, and the like. In addition, the waste disposal information includes the number of wastes, the date of waste disposal, the type of receipt, the specificity, the quantity, the product serial number, and the like.

In addition, the electronic genealogy database 152 stores distribution history information of a product, and the distribution history information includes certificates of those who transmit and receive electronic distribution genealogy of the product.

In FIG. 1, the product distribution terminal 130 receives and installs an electronic genealogy (client) program from the electronic genealogy server 150 and through an electronic genealogy (client) program when the product 110 is first released or distributed. An electronic lineage including the identification information of the product 110 is prepared and transmitted to the electronic lineage server 150.

The electronic lineage server 150 has an electronic lineage (server) program installed in association with the electronic lineage (client) program, and receives data on the electronic lineage through an electronic lineage program shared with the product distribution terminal 130, In response to a request of the electronic distribution lineage from the product distribution terminal 130, the electronic distribution lineage corresponding to the EPC of the product 110 is provided on the screen through the electronic lineage (client) program of the product distribution terminal 130.

The EPCIS server stores and manages object information, history information, and event information of a product associated with the EPC code in the RFID information, and provides attribute information for interpreting the event information. At this time, the EPCIS server stores the object information and history information of the goods registered by each institution in association with the EPC code, and performs a service process including data processing, data representation, data exchange and information naming.

EPCIS (RFID Information Service) is defined as the EPC Information Services (EPCIS) document of EPC global and can be called the standard of RFID-based industry. EPCIS is located on top of RFID middleware on the service layer and collects ALE (Application Level Event) events provided by middleware and changes them into information service events that can be interpreted in terms of business perspectives. Provided to the application services of the company or shared with the information service provider server of the business partner.

Information service events provide events from four perspectives: 'when, where, what and why'. It includes the time when the event occurred and when it was recorded, and also contains the location information. It may also include an EPC code, production information (serial number, expiration date, etc.), and commerce information (delivery, invoice, etc.). It also indicates the reason for the occurrence of events such as goods receipt and delivery, loading and moving, and sale.

Information service events managed by EPCIS are eventually managed by unique EPC codes assigned to the product. In various situations, such as a product having an RFID tag 112 including an EPC attached thereto, produced, loaded, moved, received, and sold, the state, location, and time of the product are automatically and systematically stored. The stored information is provided to various application services such as production, distribution, inventory, and sales.

In order to provide or share information service events with application services or trading partners, or to collect ALE events from middleware, security technologies such as authentication and authorization are essential for each system interface, and the EPCIS server also includes security functions. Should be.

The RFID information service has an interface for collecting ALE events from middleware and a query interface for providing information service events as an application service.The query interface exchanges responses to the query control interface such as registering and releasing a query again. It consists of question and answer interface.

The ALE collection interface must provide a means by which the middleware server (not shown) and the EPCIS server can mutually authenticate, and the EPCIS server can send rules (ECSpec) for event collection to the middleware server and receive the result (ECReport). You must provide a safe way.

The EPCIS standard document does not define the means, but the ALE event is composed of XML so that security technology can be easily applied using the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Mutual authentication and message integrity by signing and encrypting event collection rules and their results by applying WS-Security technology that includes ALE events in a SOAP message and provides W3C (W3C) authentication and message security for SOAP. And confidentiality.

The query control interface presents two security interface methods in the standard document. SOAP message transmission using HTTP and XML message transmission using AS2 (Applicability Statement 2, MIME-based Secure Peer-to-Peer Business Data Interchange Using HTTP, RFC 4130). The Q & A interface adds an XML message transmission method using HTTPS. HTTPS is a security technology that can maintain the confidentiality of the channel sending the message.

The simplest security method for the query is to write the query control inside the EPCIS server 130 and transmit the result through HTTPS. To access and use the query control interface from outside the system, an additional security method must be used. need.

Among the methods that can control the external query is sending SOAP message using HTTP. This method provides access control that uses WS-Security, similar to the security method of the ALE collection interface, to verify that the user has the authority to use the digital signature and encryption, and to control the query with the certificate used for the digital signature. Just do it. Using the same method, the query response interface for a query can safely deliver the results of a query to a query control registration application.

Another way to control queries externally is to use AS2. AS2 is a standard document of the IETF, a method of transmitting MIME messages using HTTP. This standard document describes how to use security technologies such as digital signatures and encryption technologies. Therefore, when AS2 is applied to the query control and query response interface, the security technology part of AS2 must also be operated.

The standard stipulates that the above three security technologies can be used according to the choice. RFID information service must apply one of three security technologies.

The RFID information service is defined so that any application can easily interpret the event by providing the information service event converted by adding business logic to various application services by receiving the event of the RFID middleware.

Any EPCIS server is configured to receive compatible events in the same way. Therefore, EPCIS requires more secure technologies such as authentication, authorization, and message security that are required for accessing and requesting and responding to the desired object.EPCIS must apply one of the above-mentioned HTTPS, WS-Security, and AS2 technologies, and apply the authorized application. Only those who have access should have access control.

2 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a product distribution terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the product distribution terminal 130 according to the present invention, the communication unit 210, the electronic lineage generation unit 220, the electronic lineage storage unit 230, the reader connection unit 240, the input unit 250, The display unit 260 and the controller 270 are included.

The communication unit 210 communicates with the electronic lineage server 150 through the communication network 140.

The electronic lineage generator 220 generates an electronic lineage including identification information of the product 110 through the electronic lineage program. That is, the electronic lineage generation unit 220 generates an electronic distribution lineage of the product 110 based on the RFID information about the product 110 transmitted from the RFID reader 120 through the reader connection unit 240.

The electronic lineage storage unit 230 stores the electronic distribution lineage for the product 110 generated by the electronic lineage generation unit 220.

The reader connection unit 240 is connected to the RFID reader 120 by wire. Of course, the reader connection unit 240 and the RFID reader 120 may wirelessly communicate. That is, the reader connection unit 240 receives the RFID information from the RFID reader 120 and transmits the RFID information to the controller 270.

The input unit 250 inputs data necessary for the operation of the terminal by a user's manipulation.

The display unit 260 displays an operation state of the terminal or displays an electronic lineage for the product 110 provided from the electronic lineage server 150 on a screen.

When the controller 270 receives the RFID information about the product 110 from the RFID reader 120, the electronic controller generates a electronic distribution lineage for the product 110 according to the electronic lineage program through the electronic lineage generation unit 220. Control to transmit to the lineage server 150.

In addition, if the RFID reader 120 receives the RFID information read from the RFID tag 112 of the product 110 through the reader connection unit 240, the EPC code for the product 110 among the RFID information. And the electronic distribution lineage request message to the electronic lineage server 150 to receive the electronic distribution lineage corresponding to the EPC code from the electronic lineage server 150 and to provide the electronic distribution lineage on the screen through the display unit 260.

3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic lineage server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic genealogy server 150 according to the present invention may include a communication unit 310, a database manager 320, a request receiver 330, an authenticator 340, an electronic lineage provider 350, The authoring authority check unit 360 and the main controller 370 are included.

The communication unit 310 communicates with the product distribution terminal 130 through the communication network 140.

The database manager 320 controls and manages the storage of the electronic distribution lineage in the electronic lineage database 152. That is, the database manager 320 writes the EPC code and the electronic distribution lineage of the product 110 in the electronic lineage database 152, and stores the electronic distribution line to which each electronic signature is added whenever the electronic distribution lineage is changed. .

The request receiving unit 330 receives the EPC code of the product 110 and the request message of the electronic distribution lineage from the product distribution terminal 130.

The authenticator 340 verifies whether the product 110 is distributed in a normal distribution channel. When the activation unit 340 receives the request message of the electronic distribution lineage in the request receiving unit 330, the electronic distribution lineage is searched from the electronic lineage database 152 based on the EPC code of the product 110, and the retrieved electronic Identify the final location of the goods listed in the distribution line and the location of the requestor. Here, the final position of the product may be the location of the current owner of the product that can be grasped by the history information of the product included in the retrieved electronic distribution lineage.

The electronic lineage providing unit 350 provides an electronic distribution lineage of the product when the final position of the product and the requestor's position information match in the genuine certification unit 340. Here, when the electronic lineage providing unit 350 receives the EPC code for the product from the product distribution terminal 130, the electronic line providing unit 350 obtains information on the product corresponding to the EPC code from the EPCIS server based on the EPC code, and obtains the product. The electronic distribution lineage of the product is generated on the basis of the information on the information distribution terminal 130 and provided to the product distribution terminal 130. In this case, the electronic distribution lineage provided by the electronic lineage providing unit 350 may be an electronic distribution lineage including disposal processing information about a product, or an electronic distribution lineage including AS processing information on a product.

The authoring authority verification unit 360 confirms the authoring authority of the changed electronic distribution lineage creator. That is, the authoring authority verification unit 360 extracts the author's certificate from the creator's electronic signature added to the changed electronic distribution lineage. Then, the electronic distribution lineage stored in the electronic lineage database 152 is searched based on the EPC code of the product. The information of the products listed in the retrieved electronic distribution line contains the certificates of the senders and receivers of the electronic distribution line of the product. Among these certificates, it is checked whether the certificate of the authoring authority matches the certificate of the changed electronic distribution lineage. Here, the authorizing authority corresponds to a place that currently owns a product that can be identified in an electronic distribution lineage of a product or a place where a product is purchased to receive an electronic distribution lineage of the product.

The main controller 370 receives the newly generated electronic distribution lineage from the product distribution terminal 130 and stores the electronic distribution lineage in the electronic lineage database 152 or from the electronic lineage database 152 at the request of the product distribution terminal 130. The distribution lineage is controlled to provide the product distribution terminal 130.

In addition, when the main controller 370 receives the changed electronic distribution lineage from the product distribution terminal 130, the main controller 370 verifies the changed electronic distribution lineage based on the electronic signature of each changer added to the changed electronic distribution lineage. That is, the main controller 370 calculates a message digest value for the distribution lineage of the product up to each distribution process for each distribution process described in the changed electronic distribution lineage, and converts this value to the electronic distribution lineage of the product in each distribution process. The validity of each digital distribution line of the product, i.e., at that time, is compared with the result of decrypting the digital signature value of the corresponding modifier of the using the modifier's certificate (specifically, the public key of the modifier included in the certificate). It can be confirmed that the electronic distribution line of the product up to was prepared by the relevant modifier.

For example, an intermediate distributor in the electronic distribution lineage sells a product to a retailer, and transmits the electronic distribution lineage recorded up to this sales history (transmission history) to the electronic lineage server 150 through its product distribution terminal 130. The electronic lineage server 150 then verifies the electronic distribution lineage.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic distribution line management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention describes a process of managing an electronic distribution lineage as an example of a disposal process for requesting disposal of goods from A company to B company during distribution of goods 110.

4, the product distribution terminal 130 according to the present invention provided by the company A executes the electronic genealogy program according to the user's operation (S402). That is, the commodity distribution terminal 130 A executes an electronic genealogy program relating to the disposal of commodities according to the user's menu selection.

In accordance with the execution of the electronic genealogy program of the product distribution terminal 130, the user brings the RFID reader 120 closer to the RFID tag 112 attached to the product 110, so that the RFID reader 120 is removed from the product 110. Read RFID information.

Accordingly, the RFID reader 120 reads RFID information including the EPC code from the RFID tag 112 of the product 110 (S404).

The RFID reader 120 transmits the RFID information read from the RFID tag 112 of the product 110 to the product distribution terminal 130 A (S406).

The commodity distribution terminal 130 A provides a screen for registering waste information as shown in FIG. 6 based on the EPC code for the commodity 110 included in the RFID information, and receives the corresponding data from the user. An electronic distribution lineage including waste processing is generated (S408). 6 is a view showing a registration screen for the disposal of goods in the electronic distribution lineage management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the user enters the waste information of the product on the screen for registering the waste information of the product and enters the password to digitally sign the product distribution terminal 130. The electronic distribution lineage of the product containing the disposal information is generated based on the disposal information of the entered product.

In addition, the product distribution terminal 130 A transmits the generated electronic distribution lineage to the electronic lineage server 150 (S410).

Accordingly, the electronic lineage server 150 stores the electronic distribution lineage received from the product distribution terminal 130 A in the electronic lineage database 152 (S412).

Meanwhile, the company A inputs the disposal information of the goods in the same manner as described above, generates the electronic distribution lineage of the goods, registers them with the electronic lineage server 150, and then moves the corresponding product 110 to the company B through the transportation means. Let's do it.

In the case of the company B, the product distribution terminal 130 B is operated. The product distribution terminal 130 B executes the electronic genealogy program by the manager of the company B (S420). That is, the commodity distribution terminal 130 B provides a screen for processing disposal as shown in FIG. 7 as an electronic genealogy program.

In accordance with the execution of the electronic genealogy program of the product distribution terminal 130 B, the manager moves the RFID reader 120 closer to the RFID tag 112 attached to the product 110, so that the RFID reader 120 receives the product 110. Read RFID information from.

Accordingly, the RFID reader 120 reads the RFID information including the EPC code from the RFID tag 112 of the product 110, and reads the RFID information read from the RFID tag 112 of the product 110. (130) Forward to B.

The product distribution terminal 130 B receives the RFID information of the product 110 from the RFID reader 120 (S422), transmits the RFID information to the electronic lineage server 150, and corresponds to the EPC code included in the RFID information. The electronic distribution lineage is requested to the electronic lineage server 150 (S424).

Accordingly, the electronic lineage server 150 reads the electronic distribution lineage corresponding to the EPC code from the electronic lineage database 152 (S426).

The electronic genealogy server 150 provides the electronic distribution lineage corresponding to the EPC code to the product distribution terminal 130 B (S428).

Therefore, the product distribution terminal 130 B for the product 110 through the screen for processing disposal as shown in Figure 7 based on the electronic distribution lineage of the product 110 provided from the electronic genealogy server 150. Display the disposal information entered by the company A.

Accordingly, the manager of the B company inputs the information about the B company and the disposal processing information about the product 110 to be disposed of through the input means, and the product distribution terminal 130 B inputs the disposal processing information from the manager. Received (S428).

Subsequently, the product distribution terminal 130 B generates the electronic distribution lineage containing the disposal processing information as shown in FIG. 8 (S430). Here, FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an electronic distribution lineage including disposal information of goods in the electronic distribution lineage management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the waste disposal information includes the number of wastes, the date of waste disposal, codes for each waste type, contents of treatment, quantity, product serial number, and the like.

Subsequently, the product distribution terminal 130 B transmits the electronic distribution genealogy including the disposal processing information to the electronic genealogy server 150 as illustrated in FIG. 8 (S440).

Accordingly, the electronic genealogy server 150 stores and stores the electronic distribution genealogy in the electronic genealogy database 152 including the disposal information on the product 110 received from the product distribution terminal 130 B (S450).

In the above-described embodiment has been described an example of generating and storing the electronic distribution lineage containing the disposal information for the product 110, the present invention, as shown in Figure 9 A / S for the product 110 An example of generating and storing an electronic distribution lineage including (After Service) information may be realized. 9 is a diagram illustrating an electronic distribution lineage including AS information of a product in an electronic distribution lineage management method according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the embodiment of the present invention has been described for generating the electronic distribution lineage in the commodity distribution terminal 130, but is not limited to this by generating an electronic distribution lineage for the product 110 in the electronic lineage server 150 It can also be realized by storing, storing, and managing the genealogy database 152.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic distribution lineage management method of an electronic lineage server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the product distribution terminal 130 is connected through a communication network 140 such as the Internet (S502), the electronic genealogy server 150 according to another embodiment of the present invention is connected to the product distribution terminal 130. In step S504, a web screen relating to electronic distribution lineage management of goods is provided.

Subsequently, when the electronic genealogy server 150 receives the EPC code from the product distribution terminal 130 (S506), the electronic lineage server 150 obtains information about the product 110 through the EPCIS server based on the EPC code, thereby obtaining the information about the product 110. An electronic distribution lineage is generated (S508).

The electronic genealogy server 150 stores and stores the electronic distribution genealogy for the generated product 110 in the electronic genealogy database 152 (S510).

On the other hand, the electronic genealogy server 150, if there is a request for the electronic distribution lineage from the product distribution terminal 130 (S512), the electronic distribution lineage for the product 110, the product distribution terminal 130 has been registered in advance in the electronic genealogy database Read from step 152 and provide to the product distribution terminal 130 (S514).

Subsequently, when there is some modification to the electronic distribution lineage of the product 110 by the user in the product distribution terminal 130 (S516), the electronic lineage server 150 corresponds to the electronic distribution lineage for the product 110. Reflecting the modified contents, the electronic distribution lineage is updated and stored in the electronic lineage database 152 (S518).

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the electronic lineage server 150 further inputs information on the AS processing from the product distribution terminal 130, the number of AS or the AS processing day ( The AS processing information including the Expiration Date), the reception type code, the processing contents, the quantity, the product serial number, and the like are updated and stored.

As described above, according to the present invention, the product information is read from RFID tags attached to a product sold from a company to a company or a consumer in an industry of distribution and logistics such as pharmaceuticals, electronic products, food, clothing, and the like. Generating and storing and managing lineages, or reading EPC codes from product RFID tags to provide electronic lineages that include distribution histories of production, sales, and purchase of products corresponding to EPCs. A distribution lineage management system and method, an electronic lineage server, and its electronic distribution lineage management method can be realized.

As those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects. Should be. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of the electronic distribution lineage management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing a registration screen for the disposal of goods in the electronic distribution lineage management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a screen for processing disposal in the electronic distribution line management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating an electronic distribution lineage including disposal information of goods in an electronic distribution lineage management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating an electronic distribution lineage including AS information of a product in an electronic distribution lineage management method according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

100: electronic distribution lineage management system 110: goods

112: RFID tag 120: RFID reader

130: commodity distribution terminal 140: communication network

150: electronic genealogy server 152: electronic genealogy database

210: communication unit 220: electronic lineage generation unit

230: electronic lineage storage unit 240: reader connection unit

250: input unit 260: display unit

270 control unit 310 communication unit

320: database management unit 330: request receiving unit

340: activation unit 350: electronic lineage provider

360: Authorization check unit 370: Main control unit

Claims

An RFID tag containing information about a product;

An RFID reader for reading information on goods from the RFID tag by an RFID method;

A product distribution terminal configured to receive information about the product from the RFID reader and generate an electronic distribution lineage containing disposal information; And

An electronic genealogy server receiving the electronic distribution genealogy including the disposal processing information from the product distribution terminal and storing and managing the electronic distribution genealogy in a database;

Electronic distribution lineage management system comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

The disposal processing information, the electronic distribution lineage management system, characterized in that it includes the number of wastes, date of disposal, code for each type of disposal, processing contents, quantity and product serial number.

An RFID tag containing information about a product;

A product distribution terminal configured to receive information on the product from the RFID reader and generate an electronic distribution lineage including AS processing information; And

Electronic distribution lineage management system comprising a.

The method of claim 3, wherein

The AS information, the electronic distribution lineage management system, characterized in that it includes the number of AS, AS processing date, acceptance type code, processing content, quantity, product serial number.

In the goods distribution terminal that receives the information about the product from the RFID reader that reads the information about the product from the RFID tag attached to the product by the RFID method,

Communication unit for communicating with the electronic lineage server;

An electronic genealogy generator for generating an electronic distribution genealogy of the product through an electronic genealogy program based on the information about the product;

An electronic lineage storage unit for storing an electronic distribution lineage for the generated goods;

A reader connection unit for connecting with the RFID reader; And

A control unit for controlling to transmit the electronic distribution lineage based on the information on the product based on the electronic lineage program through the electronic lineage generation unit and to transmit the information on the product from the RFID reader to the electronic lineage server;

Commodity distribution terminal comprising a.

The method of claim 5,

The electronic lineage generation unit, the product distribution terminal, characterized in that to generate an electronic distribution lineage containing the disposal information based on the information on the product, or to generate an electronic distribution lineage containing the AS processing information.

A communication unit for communicating with a product distribution terminal;

An electronic lineage providing unit for generating and providing an electronic distribution lineage of the product based on the information on the product when receiving information about the product from the product distribution terminal; And

Controls the generation, storage, or providing of electronic distribution genealogy of a product based on information on the product provided from the product distribution terminal, and the electronic distribution genealogy of the corresponding product when the electronic distribution genealogy is requested from the product distribution terminal. A control unit controlling to provide a;

Electronic lineage server comprising a.

The method of claim 7, wherein

The electronic lineage providing unit provides an electronic distribution lineage including the disposal information of the goods, or an electronic lineage server including the AS lineage information of the goods.

An electronic distribution line management method of a system including an RFID tagged product, an RFID reader, a product distribution terminal, an electronic genealogy server, and an electronic genealogy database,

(a) the RFID reading product information from the RFID tag and delivering the product information to the product distribution terminal;

(b) generating, by the product distribution terminal, an electronic distribution lineage based on the product information;

(c) transmitting, by the product distribution terminal, the generated electronic distribution lineage to the electronic lineage server; And

(d) receiving, by the electronic lineage server, the electronic distribution lineage and storing it in the electronic lineage database;

Electronic distribution lineage management method comprising a.

The method of claim 9,

The step (b) is an electronic distribution lineage management method comprising generating electronic distribution lineages including disposal information of goods or generating electronic distribution lineages including AS processing information of goods.

(b) transmitting, by the product distribution terminal, the product information to the electronic lineage server;

(c) generating, by the electronic lineage server, an electronic distribution lineage based on the product information; And

(d) storing, by the electronic lineage server, the electronic distribution lineage in the electronic lineage database;

Electronic distribution lineage management method comprising a.

The method of claim 11,

The step (c) is an electronic distribution lineage management method comprising generating electronic distribution lineages including disposal information of goods or generating electronic distribution lineages including AS processing information of goods.

An electronic lineage management method of an electronic genealogy server that communicates with a product distribution terminal that receives information about a product from an RFID reader that reads information about the product from an RFID tag attached to the product by an RFID method,

(a) receiving information about the goods from the goods distribution terminal;

(b) generating an electronic distribution lineage containing disposal information of the goods based on the information on the goods; And

(c) storing the electronic distribution lineage containing the disposal information of the goods;

Electronic distribution lineage management method of the electronic lineage server comprising a.

The method of claim 13,

Disposal processing information of the product, the electronic distribution lineage management method of the electronic genealogy server, characterized in that it includes the number of disposal, the date of disposal, the code for each type of disposal, the processing contents, the quantity and the product serial number.

(a) receiving information about the goods from the goods distribution terminal;

(b) generating an electronic distribution lineage including AS processing information of the product based on the information about the product; And

(c) storing the electronic distribution lineage including the AS processing information of the product;

The method of claim 15,

The AS processing information of the goods, the number of AS, AS processing date, acceptance type code, processing content, quantity, product serial number characterized in that the electronic distribution line management method of the electronic genealogy server.